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Continue reading →: Basic Logic for Multi-Step Home Automation Tasks
The information presented here is probably not interesting to anyone with a background in programming or other areas that require an understanding of basic logic. However, I thought I’d add a brief post for those who may be interested in dabbling with home automation but have a hard time figuring…
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Continue reading →: Monoprice Communicator C1 (SATA HDD Docking Station)
I’ve been eyeing a hard drive dock for the past few years, mostly for the convenience it would offer. My toolkit already includes an IDE and SATA to USB adapter along with a couple of USB drive enclosures. The advantage of the dock is that I could have an adapter…
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Continue reading →: Monoprice 1800mAh Backup Battery Case for iPhone 4
The Short Version: It’s worth exactly what you pay for it. If you really need a reliable, high-capacity battery case that’s worth the inconvenience of carrying a brick then I don’t recommend this case. Mine has sat unused on a shelf for months. I may just charge it up once…
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Continue reading →: Moving an iTunes Library from OS X to Windows
This was done using OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), Windows 7 Professional, and iTunes 10 on both systems. It may work just fine on different versions of the operating systems and iTunes, but I don’t know for certain. I wanted to move a copy of my rather large iTunes library…
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Continue reading →: Accessing Two Different Windows Shares With Different Credentials Simultaneously From The Same Server
Perhaps I was aware of this restriction a long time ago, when I used a Windows system as my primary desktop, but I completely forgot this. Windows does not permit accessing two different shares that use different credentials when they exist on the same system. There may be more to…
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Continue reading →: Dreamweaver Delete Confirmation Warns Links to a File Exist After They’ve Been Removed
Here’s the scenario: You remove links from pages (and templates) that point to a file you are about to delete. After careful inspection you’ve determined all of the links are gone. However, when you delete the file from within Dreamweaver a confirmation dialog appears stating that other pages are still…
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Continue reading →: Schooners II – Weatherproof Wireless Full Range Speakers (Grace Digital Audio)
Almost four years ago I dabbled in a brief project with the goal of using a set of wireless speakers so I could hear notifications from my computer. That project failed, mostly due to the hardware I chose. Admittedly, I never put much effort into it. Recently, I decided to…
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Continue reading →: Mac + Text-to-Speech + Craiglist = Really Damn Funny
My wife and I were sitting around tonight surfing the Web on our computers when she started browsing the Missed Connections section of Craiglist, which we consider the more amusing section to browse. While she was reading one of the entries aloud I had a funny idea, which turned out…
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Continue reading →: Range Problems with the 4×2 True Matrix HDMI Switch Remote
I’m on my second 4X2 True Matrix HDMI 1.3a Powered Switch w/ Remote (Rev. 3.0) with the first one ready to be shipped back for replacement. When I received the new switch I noticed that the range of the remote was about half of that of the old remote and…
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Continue reading →: Philips DVD Player Changes TV Source Whenever Using the DVD Remote (Workaround)
Note: Most of this information is probably only applicable to households with a Philips TV and DVD player. Tonight I ran into an unexpected problem. While trying to watch a DVD in our bedroom the TV input was changed from HDMI2 (where the living room sources are connected) to HDMI1…
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I’m Mike
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